Lotus and Aum embroidery design by Erich Campbell, here shown at an angle to reveal the dimension of the satin stitches, utilizing EnMart’s Q-104 Three Dimensional embroidery topping.

Regulators Custom Motorcycle Patches – Detail

Custom embroidered patches were created for a police motorcycle club, embroidered on custom-cut twill.

Paisley Falcon

Paisley Falcon - Metallic Embroidery - In this original design, all metallic threads were used to execute a paisley-filled falcon for a full-back placement.

USA Trapunto

USA Trapunto Embroidery - This design has a dimensional component, with the negative areas standing out from the plane of the image. This was achieved by using a loft sweatshirt fleece an a light batting backer that was compressed under the stitched areas. This treatment is low-stitch, large size, and high-impact.

Karen Kuehn Photography Portfolio Cover

Karen Kuehn Photography Portfolio Cover - This design was rendered at a large size on canvas blanks that were later used to create a fabric binding for a printed photography portfolio.

M80 3D Mesh Cap

M80 - 3 Dimensional Foam on Mesh-Back Hat. The design was stitiched in such a way to stay stable and clean-edged even stitched over the rough plastic mesh of the hat back in this interesting placement.

Dragonfly Goddess

The Dragonfly Goddess jacket back consists of a quilted screen-printed panel (consisting of a drawing by Newbern Taylor) embellished with free-standing lace winged dragonflies.

DOA Motorcycle Patch – Detail

DOA Motorcycle Patch - Detail
Center of custom Motorcycle Patch created for DOA. This design featured subtle shading and an interesting symmetrical layout.

How to Make Patches with your Embroidery Machine-I'm convinced that everyone who has ever dropped a needle on a garment wants to know how to make patches with their standard embroidery machine. No matter what else I've taught in my career, if I have one of my custom-shaped patch sample anywhere in my trade-show kit, someone will ask me how to create (read latest post)

If you wish to support what I do, a small selection of stock embroidery designs I've created is available to purchase at The Only Stitch. It's not a comprehensive collection- rather the designs there are my personal favorites, shared simply because I love them and because I hope you will, too.